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April 22, 2025 Community and Public Safety Committee Agenda

City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

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Meeting Minutes

In this agenda

Session Status
Adjourned

Committee in Attendance:
Councilor Sameer Kanal, Co-Chair
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Steve Novick, Co-Chair

Councilor Novick presided.
Officers in attendance: Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Committee adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
 

Regular Agenda

1

Portland Solutions (Presentation)
Document number
2025-174
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

2

Resolution number
37709
Document number
2025-175
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Candace Avalos
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Referred to City Council
Motion to end debate and move to the vote: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (2): Morillo, Kanal; Nay (3): Zimmerman, Smith, Novick). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to end debate and move to the vote: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (5): Kanal, Morillo, Zimmerman, Smith, Novick)

Motion to send the resolution, Support and expand Portland Street Response as a co-equal branch of the first responder system and establish the Portland Street Response Committee to the full Council with the recommendation that it be adopted: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (3): Morillo, Kanal, Novick; Nay (2): Zimmerman, Smith).
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